Saturday, January 30, 2016

January 30th, 2016. Japanese games news outlet Gamerreports that over the 28th Bandai Namco Entertainment showed off the upcoming Digimon World -next 0rder- at the Taipei International Game Show in Taiwan. The game was shown alongside Summon Night 6, by -next 0rder- producer Fujiwara Yasunori and Habu Kazumasa. The two of them gave an overview of the Digimon franchise, elaborating on the origins of it in the virtual pets and -next 0rder-'s relationship to that era. Fujiwara ended his presentation on a dramatic note, stating that "Hereon, I want the Digimon series to also reach everyone in Taiwan."

Bandai has made Taiwan a focal point of its international strategy, as the country is part of an important international crossroads in shipping and commerce. Last November the Taiwanese edition of Cyber Sleuth premiered far in advance of its English localization, a testament to the region's importance to the company. Interestingly, one slide from the presentation showed female protagonist Shiki undergoing ExE-volution, something that has not been featured in preceding promotional materials.

Digimon World -next 0rder- will launch in Japan March 17th, 2016, on the PlayStation Vita for 6,980 yen (7,539 JPY after tax). It is the latest entry in the World series, succeeding directly from Re:Digitize Decode on the 3DS, Re:Digitize on the PSP, and World on the PSX.